Under the new structure, Perry would serve as the OES director, and the OES coordinator would work under Perry. A new, full-time coordinator is scheduled to start later this month, Perry said.

The BOS approved the first reading of an ordinance establishing the new OES structure and passed two resolutions authorizing the budget moves needed to facilitate the department switch. The second reading of the ordinance is scheduled for next week.

The OES votes were 4-0, with District 5 Supervisor Rob Brown absent from the morning meeting at the Lake County Courthouse.

In other business, the supervisors signed off on a contract with BI Inc. to run a new, evidence-based behavioral program for inmates at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility.

"We have very few rehabilitation programs in place currently to get (long-term inmates) on the right track to being a valuable citizen in society," Undersheriff Pat Turturici told the BOS. "This is something that we really need to pursue."

LCSO officials hope the program will reduce recidivism, increase the county's ability to obtain grants and help the probation department prepare certain inmates for the day reporting center.

The contract, which runs through June 2014, calls for the county to pay $12,500 per month for the program. The costs would be funded by money allocated from the state because of public safety realignment, Turturici said.

The population at the county jail is currently at 314 inmates, but the facility is rated to house only 286 people, Turturici said. The ongoing jail needs assessment is nearly complete, he added.

Earlier, the BOS approved the 16th and final contract change order for the Middletown Library Community and Senior Center. The amendment consisted of seven cost adjustments resulting in an increase of $26,231.33.

Overall, construction on the Washington Street complex came in at a little more than $3.52 million, almost $160,000 below the original contract amount, according to county staff.

The facility celebrated its grand opening last month. Consideration of the notice of completion was originally on Tuesday's agenda, but the item was carried over to next week.

To show their disdain for one piece of proposed state legislation, the supervisors voted to send a letter in opposition to an assembly bill that would ban the use of non-lead ammunition when taking wildlife in California.

The BOS designated all supervisors as members of the Area Agency on Aging governing board, giving each supervisor the opportunity to fill in as an alternate when the primary BOS designee cannot attend AAA board meetings.

The supervisors presented four proclamations: one declaring this Correctional Officers Week and three naming May as Military Appreciation Month, Watershed Awareness Month and Perinatal Depression Awareness Month.

Jeremy Walsh is a staff reporter for Lake County Publishing. Reach him at 263-5636, ext. 37 or jwalsh@record-bee.com. Follow coverage on Twitter, @JeremyDWalsh or #LakeBOS.